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A Florida father is facing a felony charge after allegedly confronting a man he believed had sold a THC vape cartridge to his teenage daughter.

The incident began when the father returned home from a family trip with his daughter and noticed she was behaving oddly. She asked for money and walked to a nearby gas station. When she returned, her behavior still seemed off, and her parents questioned her. They concluded she had lied about her intentions and had purchased a THC cartridge. The father then checked her phone and found messages between her and the alleged supplier.

The father reportedly contacted the same individual with his phone and pretended to be a customer. He arranged to meet the person at a local gas station. According to reports, the dad drove to the location and parked behind the man’s vehicle. As the teen’s messages had indicated a drug purchase, the father began questioning the individual about whether he knew the girl. The man reported seeing a handgun in the father’s lap, causing him to think he was in danger.

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A southwestern Indiana woman may face multiple charges after she allegedly swiped merchandise from a Dollar Depot and reportedly tried to hit one of the employees with her vehicle when they tried to pursue her after she left the store.

On the evening of November 13, a Dollar Depot store in Evansville was visited by a woman who reportedly caused the evening to become chaotic and potentially dangerous. The situation did not begin until she was leaving the establishment, and one of the employees thought they saw her carrying a phone charger and a charging block out the door without paying for them. One of the people on duty saw the woman enter the parking lot at the Sunoco gas station across the street, and he headed over to try to address the alleged theft.

When the purported offender allegedly spotted the Dollar Depot employee standing behind her car, she reportedly backed her vehicle up. When she put it in drive so she could leave the parking lot, the woman allegedly drove in the direction of the man, in what was interpreted as an attempt to run him over. She drove off, and the authorities were notified.

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A man in Missouri is facing multiple charges after he allegedly followed a woman home from a retail store and tried to kidnap her.

On the afternoon of October 15, a 30-year-old man was at a Target store in Springfield when he reportedly saw a woman enter the retailer with her 2-year-old child. According to reports, he thought the woman was “cute.” When she left, the man allegedly followed her to her apartment complex. The woman reported that she did not immediately notice anyone around her, but after she brought her groceries inside and returned to her vehicle for her son, she saw a man crouching behind a nearby car. She later told the authorities that she began screaming when the man approached her and tried to drag her away, and some of her neighbors heard the commotion. Two of them reported that they saw someone they believed was the suspect as he drove away in an SUV.

During the police investigation of the situation, they were able to get a clear view of the license plate when they reviewed surveillance footage. The same vehicle also made a stop at a gas station, and the recordings from their cameras showed enough of the driver to help them identify him.

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A woman in Utah was arrested for causing mayhem at a gas station after she allegedly used an accelerant to set her boyfriend and his vehicle on fire.

On June 27, a 23-year-old woman and her boyfriend were in the man’s vehicle at a 7-Eleven gas station located in Midvale. They appeared to be having a verbal disagreement that allegedly turned violent. Others in the vicinity reportedly saw the woman spark what they believed was a lighter before the man got out with his clothing on fire. The car was also ignited. The woman reportedly left the scene immediately.

Officers from the Unified Police Department showed up to investigate, and they collected the video recorded from the surveillance camera and reviewed the footage to see what it captured. They reported that they saw what appeared to be a woman igniting a man’s clothing and vehicle after pouring something on them. As reported by witnesses, with his clothing and car ablaze, the man began running around until someone approached and put out the flames with a fire extinguisher.

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An intoxicated mother in Oklahoma was arrested after allegedly attempting to leave her youngsters at a gas station so she could go to someone’s home to have a sexual encounter.

According to reports, on the evening of June 13, the mother of a 6-year-old, 4-month-old, and 11-month-old put her kids in the car while reportedly trying to connect with their father to exchange custody of them. Her 6-year-old unexpectedly jumped out of the vehicle, and she had to call the police for assistance locating them. Multiple officers responded and looked for the youngster. They were initially unsuccessful, but after a more extensive search, they found the child at a relative’s home.

With her two younger children and an adult passenger, the woman drove to a nearby 7-Eleven gas station. Someone at the store reportedly saw her pull in, and they believed she had been drinking alcohol. They reportedly watched as the woman allegedly grabbed one of the babies by the arm and dropped them on the ground. The adult passenger reportedly put the child back into the automobile while the woman was allegedly trying to remove the other. Ultimately, she drove away with both youngsters.

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A gas station worker in Arkansas was arrested after her employer named her the culprit when they reportedly found someone had stolen approximately $20,000 from the business by entering fake gas pump transactions.

Recently, a manager at the Circle K Convenience Store and Gas Station was looking over the books and doing the audits when they reportedly noticed a huge discrepancy in the numbers. It was reported that the business has an inventory process where they check the amount of money entered at the pumps against the amount of gas paid for. The manager found many transactions where money entered at the pumps was not accounted for, and they began investigating the situation.

According to reports, the situation was traced back several years, and between May 2023 and February 2024, it was found that approximately $20,000 was missing. After checking with the company that monitors the pumps, the management began to suspect the money had been stolen.

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A Pennsylvania man is being held without bail after allegedly taking a young girl to his home by luring her into his car under the guise of giving her a ride. 

On March 26, an 11-year-old girl was riding her bicycle. She reportedly planned to pedal from Youngwood to Pittsburgh, which is approximately 40 miles, to visit a family member. 

When she became tired, the girl stopped at a gas station to take a rest. There was a Dollar General nearby, and she took a walk to the store. 

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A woman from central Florida may face charges after allegedly trying to steal from a convenience store and striking an employee with Slim Jim meat sticks when they tried to stop her. 

Around 3:00 PM on January 23, a woman walked into the convenience store attached to a Citgo Gas Station in Pinellas Park. 

According to the police report, as soon as the potential patron entered the building, she began to verbally harass one of the store employees.  

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A Florida man allegedly sliced his friend with a razor blade several times when they got into a fight outside of a gas station market.

Early in the morning on September 4, three men were hanging out together and they visited a Shell station convenience store in Holiday, Florida.

After they left the store, two of the men reportedly got into an argument. The fight quickly escalated and became physical.

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A Florida Man allegedly attacked a group of teens that were sitting in a car at a gas station by bashing the vehicle they were in with a metal pipe and using racial slurs against them. 

58-year-old Richard Burnham resides in DeLand, Florida. 

Around 3:00 pm on January 22, Burnham reportedly went to a Circle K gas station. 

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